That seems to be the opinion of supporters and clubs in England as the revamped football league trophy suffered even more embarrassment on Tuesday night when Bradford City subbed goalkeeper Colin Doyle after only two minutes into their EFL Trophy clash.

The stopper left the field moments into the match despite not suffering an injury.

Rules for the much-maligned competition dictate that Football League clubs MUST field five 'first-team' players - five players who played in the club's last league match, five who will play in the next league match or the club's five highest appearance-makers this season - and the Bantams complied by naming Irish stopper Doyle a start.

Doyle had started in the weekend win over Chesterfield, but assistant manager Kenny Black seemed keen on giving substitute keeper Rouven Sattelmaier playing time and switched his keepers just minutes into the 2-1 win over Bury.

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MK Dons boss Karl Robinson, whose side won the competition in 2008, has blasted the competition and its ruling on 'first-team' players as "rubbish", telling the BBC: "How can we have a development trophy for Premier League teams who can do what they want, yet we can't develop our own players in it?"

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Doyle, who made headlines when he joined from Blackpool for £1 left the field at Valley Parade.

Rules for the much-maligned competition dictate that Football League clubs MUST field five 'first-team' players - five players who played in the club's last league match, five who will play in the next league match or the club's five highest appearance-makers this season - and the Bantams complied by naming Irish stopper Doyle a start.

Dan Ashworth (Image: Michael Regan)

Leicester City and Grimsby Town shake hands ahead of the checkatrade Trophy match (Image: Leicester City FC / Getty)

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“It is a pilot year for the Checkatrade Trophy. We will support the competition going forward and have a format that everybody feels will be worthwhile opportunity for younger players.

“Over the next two or three years, younger players could have played 15-18 senior games and that will help bridge the gap between youth and senior football.

“We’ve seen with tennis and cycling, there is a real spike in participation from grassroots right the way through to professional level when they’ve performed well on an international stage. By having a healthy and successful England senior football team, it will only be good for the game.”